Micah Cost, PharmD, MS (‘08) has been named the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) Executive Director. A Tennessee native, Dr. Cost, earned his bachelor’s degree at Lipscomb University and his PharmD at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy. Dr. Cost also earned a post-graduate Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Health Policy from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. He has been a member of TPA since 2008 and has served as the Executive Resident in Association Management and Health Policy and the Director of Professional Affairs. Dr. Cost has served TPA and its members in a variety of ways during his time with the association, including delivering education and training programs for pharmacists and student pharmacists, assisting members with questions and practice-based issues, developing and implementing grants and programs to improve the quality of care for patients, and working to promote the profession of pharmacy to valued association partners.
“The Tennessee Pharmacists Association is one of the most respected and progressive state pharmacy associations thanks to the hard work of our leadership, our dedicated members, and the organization’s commitment to improving patient care and access to pharmacists’ services, our staff, and our organization’s commitment to improving patient care and access to pharmacists’ services I am grateful to the TPA Board of Directors for this opportunity to follow the legacy of TPA executive leadership provided by Dr. Baeteena Black, Dr. Tom Sharp, Jr., and Dr. Tom Sharp, Sr., and I look forward to serving our patients, our pharmacist providers, and our pharmacy team members as Executive Director, as we work together to write the next chapter for our profession and our association,” stated Dr. Cost.